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<p>
        Pool allocators are found in many programming languages, and in many variations.
        The beginnings of many implementations may be found in common programming
        literature; some of these are given below. Note that none of these are complete
        implementations of a Pool; most of these leave some aspects of a Pool as
        a user exercise. However, in each case, even though some aspects are missing,
        these examples use the same underlying concept of a Simple Segregated Storage
        described in this document.
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            <span class="emphasis"><em>The C++ Programming Language</em></span>, 3rd ed., by Bjarne
            Stroustrup, Section 19.4.2. Missing aspects:
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                  Not portable.
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                  Cannot handle allocations of arbitrary numbers of objects (this
                  was left as an exercise).
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                  Not thread-safe.
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                  Suffers from the static initialization problem.
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            <span class="emphasis"><em>MicroC/OS-II: The Real-Time Kernel</em></span>, by Jean J. Labrosse,
            Chapter 7 and Appendix B.04.
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<li class="listitem">
                  An example of the Simple Segregated Storage scheme at work in the
                  internals of an actual OS.
                </li>
<li class="listitem">
                  Missing aspects:
                </li>
<li class="listitem">
                  Not portable (though this is OK, since it's part of its own OS).
                </li>
<li class="listitem">
                  Cannot handle allocations of arbitrary numbers of blocks (which
                  is also OK, since this feature is not needed).
                </li>
<li class="listitem">
                  Requires non-intuitive user code to create and destroy the Pool.
                </li>
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            <span class="emphasis"><em>Efficient C++: Performance Programming Techniques</em></span>,
            by Dov Bulka and David Mayhew, Chapters 6 and 7.
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<li class="listitem">
                  This is a good example of iteratively developing a Pool solutio.
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                  however, their premise (that the system-supplied allocation mechanism
                  is hopelessly inefficient) is flawed on every system I've tested
                  on.
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                  Run their timings on your system before you accept their conclusions.
                </li>
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                  Missing aspect: Requires non-intuitive user code to create and
                  destroy the Pool.
                </li>
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            <span class="emphasis"><em>Advanced C++: Programming Styles and Idioms</em></span>, by
            James O. Coplien, Section 3.6.
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<li class="listitem">
                  Has examples of both static and dynamic pooling, but missing aspects:
                </li>
<li class="listitem">
                  Not thread-safe.
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                  The static pooling example is not portable.
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